So I bought these taillights for my 5.5 http://www.ebay.com/itm/191545926141?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Not realizing that you legally need red on your taillight I think.

Now should I get a traditional bulb with a red housing? or just a real bright red LED?

Are either even good enough? I mean, I do have the spoiler taillight, that's still red.

 

You need red led, red halogen bulbs suck, please these lamps have no rear red reflectors so you get pulled over depending on the local laws.

 

Hmmmm, ok. I looked up laws and it says you need to emit a red light and another law said you need at least 2 reflectors on the rear. Didn't say any color just reflectors, So I think I'm good....right?

 

Tail lights and brake lights have to be red. When the lights are off there have to be reflectors. Red indicates the rear of the car, white indicates the front of the car. Unless it has changed.

 

Get some nice leds. I had similar tails for awhile and never had an issue with law enforcement.(related to the tailights at least )

As said above^ the red bulbs are garbage, they appear pink until they get too hot and the red coating fades until its gone and the bulbs are incandescent/white colored again.

Again. Dont cheap out, get expensive ones that preferably have the projector lens on them. They show up better in the daytime than the ones without--in my experiences at least.

 

Cool, Thanks guys. I got some LED's with the projectors on them.

 

So whats the wattage for the tailights?
The led lights are going to be lower. Does that effect anything like how it effects the blinkers?

 

Does not affect anything, but then again it doesnt affect my blinkers because i have an LED flasher relay

 

I thought I remember reading somewhere that if you go with red LEDs in the rear, the voltage drop caused issues with the cruise control not working unless you put some resistors back there.

 

Ive had zero issues...at least with my 2001..

 

Ok, looks like stock is 21w/5.
That's going to be an ultra bright brake light if a 20w l.e.d even exists.

You're going to want a red led or else there is going to be some washout and make the
light look more pink.